Details for BUS003 Introduction to Business Legal Environments and Ethics

Understanding the legal and ethical dimensions of business is essential for those aiming to lead with integrity in today’s world. While covering important topics from the Principles of Australian Law to ethical and theological perspectives, this unit equips students to navigate multiple aspects of the legal environment thoughtfully and morally.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: BUS003
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Describe the ethical environment of business;
2. Identify and explain an understanding of a business legal environment;
3. Discuss governance issues within a regulatory environment;
4. Report on your understanding of the legal and ethical environment of business from a Christian or faith perspective.

Subject Content

• Principles of Australian law
• Incorporations Act
• Tort/Civil Law
• Consumer Law & Contract Law
• Ethical and theological perspectives
• Indigenous Australian Business Engagement
• Models and practices
• Not-for-profit sector

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face (onsite)
• eLearning (online)
• Intensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Tests (30%)
• Case Study (30%)
• Essay Outline and Proposal (15%)
• Essay (25%)

Prescribed Text

• Gibson, Andy, and Sarah Osborne. Business Law. 11th ed. Melbourne: Pearson Education Australia, 2019.

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